Manual for the Medical Staff Corps. War Office, 1885.

Date:
1885
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Credit: Manual for the Medical Staff Corps. War Office, 1885. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Appendix. DIRECTIONS FOR PITCHING THE HOSPITAL MARQUEE* Laying out the Ground.—Undo and empty the peg bag (keeping the four large pegs for the weather lines by them- selves), fit the handles in the mallets, and fix the two pieces of the ridge pole together. This done, proceed to lay out the ground for pitching the marquee as follows Lay the ridge pole on the ground selected, and drive in a peg at its centre and at each of its two end holes. These pegs will mark the positions of the standard or upright poles, and will be seven feet apart. With each end peg as centre, in a semicircle with a radius of six yards, lay thirteen pegs with their points inwards where they are to be driven. This will be easiest done as follows,—step six yards from one of the end pegs, and in a straight line with the three standard pegs lay the centre peg of the semicircle ; next step six yards to each side of the end peg, and on a line at right angles to the three standard pegs lay a peg for each end of the semicircle; then lay at each side between the centre peg of the semicircle and the two end pegs, equal distances apart, five pegs, and the semicircle of thirteen pegs is complete. The other end will be done in the same way. * The hospital marquee,'complete, consists of the following parts, viz.;— i 1 inside linen roof - 1 outside ditto - 8 walls (4 inside and 4 outside) - _ - 82 bracing lines (40 inside and 42 outside), with wood runner and button to each - 2 wood vases, painted red 2 weather lines (90 feet long each) with large runners 180 small tent pegs 4 large ditto (for weather lines) - 2 mallets - Packed in a canvas valise, laced up the centre, and marked ” on the outside “ Hospital Marquee.” Contained in 1 peg hag, marked on the outside with contents and marquee to which it belongs. 1 set of poles, consisting of 8 pieces, V viz., 1 ridge in two pieces, and > 3 standard or upright in two pieces -) 1 waterproof bottom, made of paintedb canvas, in four pieces, each piece > measuring 15 by 8 feet - -) Lashed together in one bundle by two box cords. Boiled in a bundle round a thin pole, and tied by three box cords.